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. 1981 Jun;11(2):165-73.
doi: 10.1007/BF01531682.

Implication of sex differences in the familial transmission of infantile autism

L Tsai, M A Stewart, G August

Implication of sex differences in the familial transmission of infantile autism

L Tsai et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 1981 Jun.

Abstract

There are studies suggesting possible hereditary influence in autism. Data on 102 autistic children, 78 boys and 24 girls, showed that there was a significantly greater proportion of autistic girls than boys with IQs less than 50 and with evidence of brain damage. The autistic girls also had a greater proportion of relatives affected with autism or cognitive-language deficit than did the boys. The implication of sex differences in the possible mode of familial transmission of autism is discussed.

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